High-danger-pay rock scaler Mike Hall appears on the reality. His friend and fellow endurance racer James Hayden has set up a JustGiving page to support Halls mother, Patricia, and his partner, Anna. Rust Valley restorer Mike Hall with a 1955 Chevrolet station wagon one of 500 of his . Mr Ryan said even if he had been driving at the speed limit, evidence heard in the inquest suggested the teenager was driving an unroadworthy vehicle, and was not driving to conditions. Distractify is a registered trademark. One of Britains most prolific ultra-distance cyclists has died after being hit by a car while competing in a coast-to-coast race in Australia, days after complaining of vehicles passing too close to him. The collection of cars includes more than 500 examples, and Mike has a list of 50 he's planning to keep, which is up from the original plan of only 10. "I like buying them, but I'm going to pick easier ones to do from now on. "It's the same old story: if I see something I want, I buy it and cart it home, no questions asked. Mike Hall is a Canadian, born and raised in Saint Boniface, Manitoba. To her, Mike Hall is a super good boss because he patiently teaches her everything there is to know about cars. Since Avery is a private man, not much is known about his parents or if he has any siblings. She joined the crew in episode two and comes from a family of gearheads, according to her. We can report that apparently, the woman in one of Averys Instagram pictures captioned as family outing is his mother. So how did the man make his money? The main Rust Bros team comprises Mike, his son Connor, and his best friend Avery. "Probably when it had grown to 30 cars and I had to move it the first time, then it was 60 and I had to move it the second time, then it was 200 and I came home and the gate on my farm was locked and my wife put her foot down and said 'get this shit off my farm,' and then it was almost 400 and I'm like 'what the fuck have I done?'" He often uses endearments such as junior or pup or cub. Rust Valley Restorers focuses on turning retro rusted out cars into road-worthy restorations and sell them for a profit, so car flipping with old school cars, basically. The man has even gotten his own multi-season History Channel show out of his legendary status. Mike was able to gain some notoriety with viewers and producers alike for his work on that program, but that all stemmed from his personal passion of bringing seemingly "dead" automobiles back to life. Super cool!". As an example, he noted a NSW Police officer who testified that he saw Mr Hall at 5:40am two kilometres from where he was struck 40 minutes later. During the show, Connor addresses Mike with his first name instead of Dad. Given this, he received various feedback about his respect and why he calls him by just his name. The catch? His favorite form of dancing is pole dancing and he enjoys aggravating Mike as a hobby. And this makes the show popular as well as easy to watch. The girl adds quite the comedic touch to the show, adores cars, but cannot seem to drive to save her life! At the. The series feels scripted at times. Now youre stuck with me.. Connor and his fiance believed in their relationship. It takes thirty per cent more time and I make up the difference. "So not only was the reflector removed, which would have proved Mike was compliant with the road rules, but evidence was removed from the chain of evidence within 32 hours.". If I buy it compete, 30 years later it's still complete, save for a few four-doors that I'm willing to strip." Not to mention, the classic car and truck markets have really blown up over the last few years. For this reason, his business (at least as its portrayed on History Channel) seemed to be struggling. The driver of the car involved in the incident is assisting police with their inquiries. Connor Hall used to be his employee and apprentice, and even now on Rust Valley Restorers Connor looks to Avery for guidance more than his dad Mike. He is also a cast of Rust Valley Restorers a Television series produced by Mayhem Entertainment for History (a Canadian TV network) in association with Corus Entertainment. (ABC News: Jake Evans)When Mr Ryan spoke to a collision analyst, John Ruller . He is a popular television personality who has been appearing in Rust Valley Restorers. I love you the way we dont try to water each other down. The coroner was ultimately unable to find the driver should be subject to a charge of culpable driving, but she referred the matter back to police to consider laying a lesser charge of negligent driving. What's it like to witness a death on Google Maps? For more information, visit egauctions.com, Alyn Edwards is a classic car enthusiast and partner in Peak Communicators, a Vancouver-based public relations company. "The inference [from the inquest] was that he had contributed to his own death by being where he was, by wearing what he was wearing, and by doing what he was doing," Mr Ryan writes. "Someone's got to be as stupid as me, or as crazy as me to actually see the potential. However, with Mikes obsessions about cars, Connor starts to get frustrated every time his father goes out and buys a new one to add to his collection. 7 Strongest Classic Cars That will Last Forever. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. Mike Hall was in second place in the final stretch of a fortnight-long ultra-endurance race from Fremantle in Western Australia to Sydney, when a GPS tracker he was wearing showed he had come to a sudden stop. "It's all I ever did, since I was 18hang on ropes, blow shit up," he told me over a plate of eggs and hash browns. Over the span of the last 40 years, Mike Hall has managed to collect roughly 400 old rusted cars and they all lie like slumbering beasts of junk on a five-acre piece of land that's also owned by Mike. During an interview, Connor shared his insights about his fathers odd passion, He (Mike) doesnt have any rhyme or reason. The full-size Pontiac Parisienne (Canada's B-platform, top-of-line sedan with vague links to both the Bonneville and the Chevrolet Caprice, only different) is also represented. Hall couldnt seem to stop himself from buying the next classic car that crossed his path. He had been buying old cars since he was a teenager, and they were scattered over his five-acre property in the tiny hamlet of Tappen, on the Trans-Canada Highway in the centre of British Columbia. tap here to see other videos from our team. from Switzerland, where Felix's custom car shop (Cars and Bikes Schaffhausen) is based. Connor Hall asked for Jadas hand for marriage, and without a single doubt, she blissfully accepted. Friends and fellow cyclists pay emotional tributes to prolific endurance racer after he was hit by car and killed near Canberra. "In the first 32 hours, that decision was made not to charge the driver," Mr Ryan said. ACT Policing said, however, a singular point of evidence was not necessarily enough to charge a driver. Connor Hall is Engaged to Fiance Jada Mazikeen. My eye darts from the late-'60s Cutlass hardtop to the pair of 67 Dodge Charger 383s sitting side-by-each, to the patina-ed Ford pickup with the bullet hole in the windshield. At first, Hall denies having expanded the collection, but before long Felix, bright-eyed and quick to laugh behind his wild beard, has reminded him of the at least four cars Mike picked up, sight-unseen, over the phone while the duo were in earshot. It follows the crew at Rust Bros a company owned and run by dreadlock-sporting 64-year-old Mike Hall. Matt Shewchuk, a producer with Vancouver-based Mayhem Entertainment got excited about it all and decided that a show on Hall would be awesome and the rest is history. Mr Ryan said the officer "could not have possibly seen Mike where he said he did", but the evidence that officer gave contributed to a picture that Mr Hall was not appropriately dressed. Spread across three yards (and the contents of one museum) arewell more than 350 of Hall's personally-selected vintage machines, a gamut of rides that ranges from '40s-era domestics and European imports, to blistering '60s muscle, to a penchant for Sunbeam Alpines (of which he owns five). On Sunday, Sydney will host a tribute ride to Hall, who won the World Cycle Race in 2012. 35 year old Mike Hall was a pillar of the bikepacking community and died in a tragic accident during the morning hours of day 13 in the inaugural running of the 3400 mile Indian Pacific Wheel Race. Just Kidding. Rust Valley restorer Mike Hall with a 1955 Chevrolet station wagon one of 500 of his cars that will be auctioned in October. But as one of Mr Hall's racing competitors, Heath Ryan, began to hear this characterisation made at an inquest into Mr Hall's death, he felt something was amiss. Earlier this month, Mike Hall, Avery Shoaf, and the rest of the gang from Rust Bros Restorations returned to Netflix for Season 2 well part of Season 2. It really made me think that if I drop dead tomorrow, I dont want to be that guy. Aside from this responsibility, Connor also attends the clients meetings and some operations. I'd driven up here before dawn from Kelowna, with Okanagan Lake's 85 miles of shoreline my near constant companion just off the right shoulder, the sun creeping through the morning mist that until only a few moments ago shrouded the valley's rocky peaks. Conner Hall, Mike's son, says his father often loses money on the projects he undertakes. The film emphasizes that there is always someone who can give the old back to life. This bicycle had a cruiser frame with a sturmey-archer 3-speed, 40 hole hub laced to a 36 hole 26 x 1.75 rim, a 3-speed stick shifter and a banana seat. Edit your picks to remove vehicles if you want to add different ones. We have enabled email notificationsyou will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Mike Hall chases his dream of bringing 400 classic cars back from the dead. I see an Alpine, Chevies, rods, a Model T, but the real show-stopper is a 1946 Mercury Uteprobably the only one in the country, and perhaps the only example left in North America. "There were jaw-dropping moments all through [the inquest]," Mr Ryan said. Over the span of the last 40 years, Mike Hall has managed to collect roughly 400 old rusted cars and they all lie like slumbering beasts of junk on a five-acre piece of land thats also owned by Mike. At Rust Bros, Connor worked alongside his father and the other staff, including Avery Shoaf, Mikes close friend. Mr Ryan said he believed it indicated police had already made a decision not to charge the teenage driver. As Mike said in an interview with Driving.ca, "My accountant told me I lost a lot of money. A voice calls out to me from the entrance to the parking lot, a hearty "hey, is that you?" Photo by Alyn Edwards It's one of those Cinderella stories. And so the show was born. For a moment his face loses the mischievous spark that's been in his eyes ever since we met that morning. In an interview with Hollywood North Magazine, Connor said that he had experienced fixing his own vehicle way back, like replacing the brakes and other minor jobs. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. The TV series Rust Valley Restorers, is where Mike Hall gained popularity. Mixed in with the Dodge and Plymouth crew are Javelins, AMXs, and a gang of Pontiac Beaumont Sport Deluxes, with the latter never having been offered south of the border. With big-buck auctions brainwashing the masses into believing the only worthwhile classic is a 100-point restoration that doubles as a stand-in for your 401k, interest in drivers or complete, restorable cars as anything other than parts donors is at an all-time low. Starring: Mike Hall, Avery Shoaf, Connor Hall Watch all you want. There are quite a few junkers on his property. "One guy can't do all of this," he continues, a realization that he's had for quite some time. Avery Shoaf, a friend of Mike interested in cars, previously had a heavy equipment company now owned Wildman Restorations. Along with his partner, Olivier, seated to my left, the two have traveled all the way to B.C. For Mike, he says the biggest issue when it comes to trying to turn a profit on the cars is the constant battle between providing an estimate versus a quote, "Thats when the trouble starts. After a year poring over evidence, digging up information not examined in court and speaking to those involved on the day, Mr Ryan has written a book that details a "compromised investigation" into Mr Hall's death that he believes amounts to "a miscarriage of justice". Rust Bros Restorations Automotive Restoration Service The official Instagram of Rust Bros Car Restoration & Project Cars in BC. Connors social media account is full of their sweet pictures together. While many would think that the fact Mike's on TV helps to shore up that cost, and while he and his co-workers and friends who appear on the show presumably enjoy appearance fees, Mike makes a good point about the disruption of workflow that occurs at his garage: "Filming a reality show doesnt make the shop any more productive or efficient. It's the kind of eclectic mix you'll never find in a salvage yard, because it takes heart, not an accountants beady eye, to gather these vehicles together and then take care of them for close to 40 years. 1 A brief background on Mike Hall. "He had to have left when he first said he left, at 5:30. Collections like this are waning due in part because of time and money. The past couple of years weve been together have been the best years of my life.. 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Mike 's Gone. So being in front of the cameras was nothing new for Mike Hall. He is the proprietor of the company called Rust Bros. After I ran that into the side of a mountain at about a hundred miles an hourit had a V-6 Capri motor in itI ended up buying six or seven little '62-'65 Novas, and eventually a '67 with an L79 that I traded for my Chevelle. " aedwards@peakco.com. 3 Comments. The cast of the show includes the owner, the brains behind the idea, Micheal 'Mike' Hall, owner of the Rust Bros Restoration, Mike worked for 20 years in the slope stabilization business as a rock blaster and the next 20 years owning a company for the slope stabilization, Chimera Springs Rock Works Ltd. The 2017 crash quickly became world news as people connected the road accident to Mike Hall's unmoving GPS tracking dot. "Every car in the yard I thought, 'I'm going to restore that one day,'" Mike says as we pile into his Chevelle for a quick trip down the road to the field that holds the remainderor is that motherlode?of his collection. He was truly a unique soul, she said. As a public figure and a businessman, he loves to flaunt their business on one of his social media platforms. Turns out he'd never processed the paperwork, so it was titled in my name that entire time. If you picked 30 cars, restored them, you could sell the other 350 or so to fund the projects. Thats who Mike was; he was a good person, he was always looking out for everyone, he said. My own wife would curse me for leaving her with that burden.. In the same interview, Hall said, A friend of mine who was in a similar situationhe spent his inheritance on a car collectiondied at 65, and his wife sold everything off at pennies on the dollar. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. This article originally appeared onRoadkill.com. It was a long build, but youll be able to see it in a week!!! http://bit.ly/FilmRea. Avery has been very openly enthusiastic about posting a storm of photos of his son like a proud papa, but even there he is careful about not revealing his sons name. It really is taking us out of our comfort zone because the auction team will have to move from car to car. Now contemplating the other side of 60, Hall has barely slowed down in any area of his life. Reportedly, the late cyclist was competing in Australia in a 3500 miles race. Mike Hall Family The auction company is gearing up for many people to attend the auction in person. By the time we get to the yard, however, my rental car panting and foaming at the mouth trying to keep up with Hall's SS, I can easily see that Avery's crack simply isn't true. Mike Hall has amassed a truly historical collection of many hundreds of classic cars ranging from the 40s to the 70s. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. If you are a fan of the show, let us bring to you some details about the crew and how they started it all, from being nobodies to becoming reality TV celebrities. "It is unfortunate that the investigation into his death has been to some degree compromised by the loss of significant evidence in the form of his clothing and bicycle accoutrements.". We have hundreds of old cars in need of some TLC. Today we have gathered exclusive information about Mike Halls son, Connor Hall, regarding his engagement to a fiance, his job at Rust Bros Restoration, and his wiki-biography. Some of the cars I've done in the past should have been crushed, they were in such a sorry state when we started. And despite being a show that is based in Tappen, British Columbia, which is like the middle of nowhere, it is now watched in 190 countries. Why isnt Big Chief on Americas List? #IPWR https://t.co/qjBQl2InEV, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. But I like to fulfill peoples dreams.". Citing one customer's dream restoration job, Conner said that the Rust Bros. owner, his pops, once agreed to fix up someone's 1963 Continental Convertible and quoted them $15,000 for all of the work. Protagonistas: Mike Hall,Avery Shoaf,Connor Hall Ve todo lo que quieras. Their doting caretaker stands beside me in a rare still moment of his own, a man whose mind is never far from this hallowed ground no matter how far his work takes him into the interior of Canada's western-most province. We're not talking about mid-life malaise, either, although that has played no small part in Hall reconsidering his approach to car collecting. 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